2008: Norling performed at a high level in
2008, on and off the court, and was rewarded for his efforts with
Big Sky Conference All-Academic accolades. He got his collegiate
career off to an impressive start, earning a 6-1, 6-2 victory in
Eastern Washington's season-opening match versus No. 68 BYU. That
result cut Eastern's deficit to 3-2 (BYU would hang on for a
hard-fought 4-3 win over the Eagles). Norling put together a pair
of impressive winning streaks in singles play in 2008, as he
claimed five straight decisions from Feb. 22-March 8 and then four
more in a row from April 6-18. Norling went 6-2 in Eastern's Big
Sky matches. The freshman was 2-1 in his three matches played at
the No. 3 position, earning wins in contests versus Idaho and
Lewis-Clark State and falling in the match versus Oregon. Norling
saw limited action in doubles play, but did team with Daniel Pez on
March 26 to claim his first doubles victory, 8-4, in Eastern
Washington's 7-0 whitewashing of Fresno City College. The Swede
also had one of the biggest wins in Eagle tennis history when he
tied the Big Sky championship match with Sacramento State, 3-3.
Eastern had trailed 3-1 in the contest and would go on to win 4-3
to claim a Big Sky title and advance to the NCAA Championship for
the first time.

Personal: Norling was born March 21, 1987, in
Stockholm, Sweden. He is the son of Anders and Annelie Norling and
is majoring in business.